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Lexicon :: Strong's H7819 - šāḥaṭ

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שָׁחַט
Transliteration
šāḥaṭ
Pronunciation
shaw-khat'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun, verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2362

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁחַט shâchaṭ, shaw-khat'; a primitive root; to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre):—kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 81x

The KJV translates Strong's H7819 in the following manner: kill (42x), slay (36x), offer (1x), shot out (1x), slaughter (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 81x
The KJV translates Strong's H7819 in the following manner: kill (42x), slay (36x), offer (1x), shot out (1x), slaughter (1x).
verb

  1. to kill, slaughter, beat

    1. (Qal)

      1. to slaughter

        1. beast for food

        2. sacrifice

        3. person in human sacrifice

        4. beaten, hammered (of shekels)

    2. (Niphal) to be slaughtered, be slain (of food or sacrifice)

      feminine noun

  2. (BDB) slaughtering

    1. word doubtful

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁחַט shâchaṭ, shaw-khat'; a primitive root; to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre):—kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.
STRONGS H7819: Abbreviations
שָׁחַט 84 verb slaughter, beat (originally beat, flay? compare Assyrian šaḫâṭu, flay, take off dress; Arabic bdb100601 slay (but bdb100602 = ḫ; is this loan-word in Arabic ?); Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew, especially in ritual); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שׁ׳ Jeremiah 39:6 +, suffix וּשְׁחָטוֺ consecutive Leviticus 3:2, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשְׁחַט Leviticus 4:24 +, 2nd person feminine singular וַתִּשְׁחֲטִי Ezekiel 16:21, 3rd person masculine plural suffix וַיִּשְׁחָט֫וּהוּ Judges 12:6; Imperative masculine plural שַׁחֲטוּ Exodus 12:21; 2 Chronicles 35:6; Infinitive absolute שָׁחֹט Isaiah 22:13; construct לִשְׁחֹט Genesis 22:10, וֺט- Ezekiel 40:39, suffix שַׁחֲטָם (Ges§ 64 a) Ezekiel 23:39; Participle active שׁוֺחֵט Isaiah 66:3, etc.; passive שָׁחוּט [H7820 1 Kings 10:16] +, etc.; — slaughter:
1. beast for food 1 Samuel 14:32, 1 Samual 14:34 (twice in verse); Isaiah 22:13 (|| הָרַג), compare Leviticus 17:3 (twice in verse), for blood Genesis 37:31 (E).
2. usually (51 times; Hexateuch only P, 38 times) technical term of killing sacrifice (BJacobZAW xvii (1897), 5i), 1 Samuel 1:25; Exodus 29:11; Leviticus 1:5, Leviticus 1:11; Leviticus 4:24; Leviticus 9:8; Numbers 19:3; 2 Chronicles 29:22 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 29:24 +; absolute Ezekiel 40:41 (אֶל location); bird Leviticus 14:5, Leviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:50, Leviticus 14:51; beast in illicit sacrifice Isaiah 66:3; with accusative of sacrifice (עוֺלָה, אָשָׁם, חַטָּאת, etc.) Ezekiel 40:39 (אֶל location), Ezekiel 40:42; Ezekiel 44:11; Leviticus 4:24; Leviticus 7:2; Leviticus 14:13 +; passover lamb † Exodus 12:6, accusative הַפֶּסַח Exodus 12:21; 2 Chronicles 30:15; 2 Chronicles 35:1, 2 Chronicles 35:6,11; Ezra 6:20.
3. slaughter person Judges 12:6; 1 Kings 18:40; 2 Kings 10:7, 2 Kings 10:14 (אֶל location), 2 Kings 25:7 = Jeremiah 39:6a = Jeremiah 52:10a, Jeremiah 39:6b = Jeremiah 52:10b, Jeremiah 41:7; י׳ subject Numbers 14:16 (JE); in human sacrifice Genesis 22:10 (E), to false gods Ezekiel 16:21; Ezekiel 23:39; Isaiah 57:5.
4. passive participle = beaten, hammered,
[H7820 זָהָב שָׁחוּט 1 Kings 10:16, 17; 2 Chronicles 9:15a, 16, of shekels 2 Chronicles 9:15];
so also Jeremiah 9:7 [Jeremiah 9:8] Qr חֵץשָׁחוּט (> Kt שׁוֺחֵט) hammered (i.e. sharpened) arrow.
† Niph. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשָּׁחֵט Numbers 11:22 (J) be slaughtered for food (subject beast); 3rd person feminine singular תִּשָּׁחֵט Leviticus 6:18 [Leviticus 6:25] (twice in verse) (P) be slain, of sacrifice.

† שַׁחֲטָה noun feminine (Qal Infinitive construct Köi. 263) doubtful word; — שֵׂטִים הֶעְמִיקוּ וְשׁ׳ Hosea 5:2 RV (compare AV) the revolters are gone deep in slaughtering ['Opferschlächterei' Köii. 1. 590, n. 1], Ew Now (formerly), Che in corrupting (read then שַׁחֲתָה); We Now GASm Marti שַׁחַת הַשִּׁטִּים have made deep the pit of Shiṭṭim (as place of idolatry).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

22:10; 22:10; 37:31

Exodus

12:6; 12:21; 12:21; 29:11

Leviticus

1:5; 1:11; 3:2; 4:24; 4:24; 4:24; 6:25; 7:2; 9:8; 14:5; 14:6; 14:13; 14:50; 14:51; 17:3

Numbers

11:22; 14:16; 19:3

Judges

12:6; 12:6

1 Samuel

1:25; 14:32; 14:34

1 Kings

18:40

2 Kings

10:7; 10:14; 25:7

2 Chronicles

29:22; 29:24; 30:15; 35:1; 35:6; 35:6; 35:11

Ezra

6:20

Isaiah

22:13; 22:13; 57:5; 66:3; 66:3

Jeremiah

9:8; 39:6; 39:6; 39:6; 41:7; 52:10; 52:10

Ezekiel

16:21; 16:21; 23:39; 23:39; 40:39; 40:39; 40:41; 40:42; 44:11

Hosea

5:2

H7819

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Strong's Number H7819 matches the Hebrew שָׁחַט (šāḥaṭ),
which occurs 82 times in 70 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 22:10–2Ch 29:22)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:10 - Then Abraham put forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 37:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:31 - Then they took Joseph's robe, and killed a goat, and dipped the robe in the blood;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:6 - and you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of this month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill their lambs in the evening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:21 - Then Moses called all the elders of Israel, and said to them, "Select lambs for yourselves according to your families, and kill the passover lamb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:11 - and you shall kill the bull before the LORD, at the door of the tent of meeting,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:16 - and you shall slaughter the ram, and shall take its blood and throw it against the altar round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 29:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:20 - and you shall kill the ram, and take part of its blood and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron and upon the tips of the right ears of his sons, and upon the thumbs of their right hands, and upon the great toes of their right feet, and throw the rest of the blood against the altar round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 34:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:25 - "You shall not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven; neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of the passover be left until the morning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:5 - Then he shall kill the bull before the LORD; and Aaron's sons the priests shall present the blood, and throw the blood round about against the altar that is at the door of the tent of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:11 - and he shall kill it on the north side of the altar before the LORD, and Aaron's sons the priests shall throw its blood against the altar round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:2 - And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering and kill it at the door of the tent of meeting; and Aaron's sons the priests shall throw the blood against the altar round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:8 - laying his hand upon the head of his offering and killing it before the tent of meeting; and Aaron's sons shall throw its blood against the altar round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:13 - and lay his hand upon its head, and kill it before the tent of meeting; and the sons of Aaron shall throw its blood against the altar round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:4 - He shall bring the bull to the door of the tent of meeting before the LORD, and lay his hand on the head of the bull, and kill the bull before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:15 - and the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bull before the LORD, and the bull shall be killed before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:24 - and shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering before the LORD; it is a sin offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:29 - And he shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering, and kill the sin offering in the place of burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:33 - and lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and kill it for a sin offering in the place where they kill the burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:25 - "Say to Aaron and his sons, This is the law of the sin offering. In the place where the burnt offering is killed shall the sin offering be killed before the LORD; it is most holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:2 - in the place where they kill the burnt offering they shall kill the guilt offering, and its blood shall be thrown on the altar round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:15 - And Moses killed it, and took the blood, and with his finger put it on the horns of the altar round about, and purified the altar, and poured out the blood at the base of the altar, and consecrated it, to make atonement for it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:19 - And Moses killed it, and threw the blood upon the altar round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 8:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:23 - And Moses killed it, and took some of its blood and put it on the tip of Aaron's right ear and on the thumb of his right hand and on the great toe of his right foot.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:8 - So Aaron drew near to the altar, and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:12 - And he killed the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons delivered to him the blood, and he threw it on the altar round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:15 - Then he presented the people's offering, and took the goat of the sin offering which was for the people, and killed it, and offered it for sin, like the first sin offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:18 - He killed the ox also and the ram, the sacrifice of peace offerings for the people; and Aaron's sons delivered to him the blood, which he threw upon the altar round about,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:5 - and the priest shall command them to kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:6 - He shall take the living bird with the cedarwood and the scarlet stuff and the hyssop, and dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water;

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:13 - and he shall kill the lamb in the place where they kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place; for the guilt offering, like the sin offering, belongs to the priest; it is most holy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:19 - The priest shall offer the sin offering, to make atonement for him who is to be cleansed from his uncleanness. And afterward he shall kill the burnt offering;

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:25 - And he shall kill the lamb of the guilt offering; and the priest shall take some of the blood of the guilt offering, and put it on the tip of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:50

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:50 - and shall kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:51 - and shall take the cedarwood and the hyssop and the scarlet stuff, along with the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the bird that was killed and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:11 - "Aaron shall present the bull as a sin offering for himself, and shall make atonement for himself and for his house; he shall kill the bull as a sin offering for himself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:15 - "Then he shall kill the goat of the sin offering which is for the people, and bring its blood within the veil, and do with its blood as he did with the blood of the bull, sprinkling it upon the mercy seat and before the mercy seat;

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:3 - If any man of the house of Israel kills an ox or a lamb or a goat in the camp, or kills it outside the camp,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:28 - And whether the mother is a cow or a ewe, you shall not kill both her and her young in one day.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:22 - Shall flocks and herds be slaughtered for them, to suffice them? Or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:16 - 'Because the LORD was not able to bring this people into the land which he swore to give to them, therefore he has slain them in the wilderness.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:3 - And you shall give her to Elea'zar the priest, and she shall be taken outside the camp and slaughtered before him;

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:6 - they said to him, "Then say Shibboleth," and he said, "Sibboleth," for he could not pronounce it right; then they seized him and slew him at the fords of the Jordan. And there fell at that time forty-two thousand of the E'phraimites.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:25 - Then they slew the bull, and they brought the child to Eli.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:32 - the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep and oxen and calves, and slew them on the ground; and the people ate them with the blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:34 - And Saul said, "Disperse yourselves among the people, and say to them, 'Let every man bring his ox or his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and do not sin against the LORD by eating with the blood.'" So every one of the people brought his ox with him that night, and slew them there.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:40 - And Eli'jah said to them, "Seize the prophets of Ba'al; let not one of them escape." And they seized them; and Eli'jah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and killed them there.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:7 - And when the letter came to them, they took the king's sons, and slew them, seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them to him at Jezreel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:14 - He said, "Take them alive." And they took them alive, and slew them at the pit of Beth-eked, forty-two persons, and he spared none of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:7 - They slew the sons of Zedeki'ah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedeki'ah, and bound him in fetters, and took him to Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:22 - So they killed the bulls, and the priests received the blood and threw it against the altar; and they killed the rams and their blood was thrown against the altar; and they killed the lambs and their blood was thrown against the altar.

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